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Rachel May

Compassionate, practical care for hard life moments

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Rachel

Rachel May is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with twelve years of experience helping people through hard moments. She practices in Texas and brings direct experience from psychiatric settings to her work. Rachel focuses on practical steps people can take to feel more steady in day-to-day life.

She listens without judgment and makes a plan that fits each person. Her background includes work with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and stress.

Background and approach

She also supports people facing parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, identity questions, and career changes. Rachel mixes well-known therapies so treatment matches the person’s goals rather than a single method. In sessions she offers clear guidance, concrete suggestions, and helpful resources.

She emphasizes skills people can use between meetings to manage emotions, reduce overwhelm, and cope with life changes. The approach is collaborative; clients help set priorities and choose what feels most useful. Rachel uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy when they fit the situation.

Those tools are blended in ways that aim for steady, realistic progress over time. Her style is straightforward and calm. People who want practical tools, steady support, and a non-judgmental space often find this approach helpful.

Rachel works with issues commonly listed under family and parenting topics and more general life challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Rachel commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while managing painful thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

She treats therapy as a collaborative process. The therapist and client look at goals, try approaches, and adjust plans together until something feels useful. Finding the right approach is part of the work and can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. These options let people fit sessions into busy lives, continue therapy while traveling, or choose the format that feels safest for them. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT tools to these formats, offering skill practice, guidance, and follow-up between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Rachel address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting issues, relationship struggles, LGBT issues, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Rachel uses a practical, nonjudgmental approach that focuses on skills and clear suggestions. Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal oriented.
How long has she been practicing?
She has twelve years of clinical experience, including work in psychiatric hospital settings that informed her approach to acute and complex concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
Rachel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, TX LCSW 60889, and she practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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